Based on the novel It Is Never Too Late to Mend by Charles Reade, this was produced at Shepperton Studios as a “quota quickie” for MGM, but it was popular enough to be rereleased in 1942. Directed by David MacDonald (Devil Girl from Mars) and written by H. F. Maltby, this stars Tod Slaughter as John Meadows, a wealthy man who wants a farmer’s (D.J. Williams) daughter (Marjorie Taylor) and takes out the competition by sending her lover, George Fielding (Ian Colin), to prison.
Luckily, Reverend Eden (Roy Russell) takes a tour of Meadows’ jail and notes how horrible it must be for the prisoners. He takes a special interest in ensuring that Fielding gets out and back to his true love.
It’s what you expect from a Tod Slaughter movie: He’s a respected society man who is secretly evil and gets found out right at the end. But if it works…it works.
You can watch this on YouTube.
